CVE-2018-14879

HIGHScheduled

Published:Oct 3, 2019(6 years ago)

Modified:Dec 3, 2025

Local AccessNo Auth Required

Vulnerability Description

The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.9.3 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:get_next_file().

Attack Characteristics

Local AccessHigh ComplexityNo Auth NeededUser Interaction Required

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
f5	traffix_signaling_delivery_controller	5.0.0 - 5.1.0	-
tcpdump	tcpdump	4.9.3	-
apple	mac_os_x	10.15.2

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Oct 3, 20196 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Dec 3, 20255 months ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050....Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053....Third Party Advisory

CVSS Score

v3.1

7.0/ 10.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

f5 / traffix_signaling_delivery_controller

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26Mailing List

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea...Patch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23Mailing List

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28Mailing List

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788Third Party Advisory

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&amp%...

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-2/

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00050....Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00053....Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Dec/26Mailing List

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/blob/tcpdump-4.9/CHANGESRelease Notes

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9ba91381954ad325ea...Patch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/23Mailing List

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/28Mailing List

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200120-0001/

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210788Third Party Advisory

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51512510?utm_source=f5support&amp%...

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4252-1/

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4547Third Party Advisory

CVSS v3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

Impact

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Impact Analysis

ConfidentialityHigh

NoneLowHigh

IntegrityHigh

NoneLowHigh

AvailabilityHigh

NoneLowHigh

CVE-2018-14879

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CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description